What is that core gameplay you are talking about? Back before WFA got released and we had broken pay2win doctrines left and right that were pure cancer? When WFA got released with their terrible faction design? Or when Brits got released who were beyond broken at release?
Dunno how you see it but I think this game gets better with every update since 2 years. Ofc there are mistakes being made but that's human nature, the hotfix patches sort it out quickly. And new stuff is never wrong if you ask me, or do you wanna play the exact same meta for years and call it a day? That's boring af IMO
I never said coh2 used to be better. I just said I don't think new commanders improve the game. core gameplay = regular tech units. Commanders in coh2 are extremely flawed. Changing the meta by introducing new commanders is a terrible idea in my opinion.